Identification of proteinaceous adhesives in the wooden backing of Piero della Francescas painting Pala of Saint Bernardino: A gas chromatographic study

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 209-215

  Castellani, Loredana ^a   Ferrantelli, Paola ^a   Sinibaldi, Massimo ^a   Vigliano, Giuseppina ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Istituto Centrale per Il Restauro   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesives; Amino acids; Della Francesca, Piero; Gas chromatography; Glue; Pala of Saint Bernardino; Racemization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041411788     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1296-2074(01)01124-4     Document Type: Article

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